Roomful of Blues performing in Sioux Falls

OUT & ABOUT

NSU graduate member of Grammy-nominated ensemble

After more than five years, the Grammy-nominated jazz band Roomful of Blues returns to South Dakota for a performance at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Sioux Falls on March 25 at 8 p.m.

One of the members of the band is Doug Woolverton, who graduated from Northern State University in 2004 with a degree in trumpet performance. He has built a successful career as a performer, clinician and adjudicator around the globe.

Woolverton is a resident of Newport, R.I. When he is not on tour with Roomful of Blues, he performs with New England bands the Ravers, the Rudeness, Mellow Mood, the Travis Colby Band and the MSD Quintet.

According to the band's website, Woolverton is “one of the bright young lions of the trumpet world. His performing experience includes jazz and blues, as well as classical music. Depending on the tune, you'll hear influences ranging from Miles Davis to Louis Armstrong. Doug plays cool and hot, high and low; swinging all the time, while dazzling audiences with his blues-based jazz styles.”

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Roomful of Blues has presented countless concerts and appeared at major festivals for almost 40 years. The ensemble has earned five Grammy nominations and seven Blues Music Awards. “Though the members of the band have changed over time, Roomful of Blues continues to be one of the most accomplished and enjoyable blues bands of this generation,” according to a news release.

The concert is being presented by the Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society. For information, visit http://www.sfjb.org or call 605-335-6101.